Wire gate



(No Model.)

0. BERRYMAN; WIRE GATE.

110479394. PatentedJulyZ6, 1892.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ORAYTON BERRYMAN, OF SIOUX CITY, IOIVA.

WIRE GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 479,394, dated July 26,1892.

Application filed December 26, 1891- Serial No. 416,173. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ORAYToN BERRYMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sioux City, in the county of Woodbury and State of Iowa,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WVire Gates; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

My invention has relation to improvements in wire gates; and the objectis to produce a gate made of any suitable wire that is cheap, simple,durable, and easily adjusted.

My invention therefore consists in the novel construction andarrangement of the parts and the combination thereof, as will behereinafter fully described, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

I have fully and clearly illustrated my invention in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a view of the end of the gate where theoperator stands, showing the upright placed loosely in position with thewires slack. Fig. 2 is the same view of the gate with the wires drawntaut. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the jointed lever, in which one ofits books is shown in engagement with a chain fastener. Fig. 4: is aplan view of the clevis A, showing the ring d, to which the wire of thegate is to be attached, as hereinafter set forth, a sectional view ofthe upright B and the bolt I. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of thejointed lever, in which the inner'arm is shown in engagement with theratchet-bar.

Referring now to the illustrations, in which like parts are designatedby similar letters of reference, K designates a gate-post of ordinaryconstruction, having tlat or smooth inner and outer surfaces.

0 and E designate eyebolts fastened securely to or passing through thepost K.

B designates an iron upright of cylindrical form, made of gas-pipe oriron tubing and intended to rest loosely in the loop ends of theeyebolts O and E, supported by the outer ends of a clevis A, which issituated near the lower end of the upright B. One eyebolt is provided tohold the upper and one the lower part of said upright.

. F designates a bar-lever securely fastened to the upright B by meansof the bolt G, passing through. the lever and the upright and riveted orfastened by nut and washer. Said lever is intended to be used foroperating the movable upright, as shown, by which movement of theupright B the wires of the gate are loosened or tightened, as desired.Leverbar F is secured to upright B in such a manner as to extend in thesame direction as the clevises A. A designates a V-shaped clevis, onebeing used for each wire, securely fastened to the upright B by means ofthe rivet I.

H H are ratchet-bars suitably fastened to the post K, one on either sideof said post, so that they hang down in a loose manner from said postand may readily be raised to engage the lever-bar F to hold said leverrigidly in its place when brought back against said post. Said lever Fhas the same rotary motion as the upright B, to which it is attached.The operator may engage the lever with either ratchet-bar, according tothe side of the gate on which he may be.

*r r designate the wires of the gate, as many being used as desired.

' Fig. 3 represents an improved lever-bar, which may be usedin stead oflever F. (Shown in Figs. 1 and 2.)

ff is a jointed lever-bar securely fastened to upright B by means of abolt G, and it is operated substantially the same as lever F. Itconsists of two parts, as shown, and is provided with a joint at N. Thearm f moves slightly in either direction upon pivot N, which movementprevents the projection of the arm from the corner of the post K, bywhich animals might be caught and injured, permitting said arm f toclose directly against the surface of the post K.

L L are flanges, which form a part of arm f and prevent the arm f frommoving too far in either direction.

N represents a hollow pivot formed by a raised flange on the uppersurface of arm f, about which pivot works the outer arm of said lever,the two arms being secured together by j a suitable bolt. The object ofsaid flange is to reduce friction at N.

M is a clasp adjustable upon the lever, which is provided with two hooksextending one on each side of said lever and is capable of beingfastened at any desired point by means of a thumb-screw O. The object ofthe hooks is to engage with and be held firmly by a chain H against theside of the post K, as shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the clevis A, with a sectional view of theupright B, the two being fastened securely together by the rivet I. Dshows the ring in its two positions: first, at thepoint of the V-shapedclevis, the wires being slack; second, as shown by the dotted line, atthe outer corner of said clevis, the wires being taut, as hereinafterset forth.

The operation of my invention is as follows: To open the gate, theoperator seizes the lever, releasing it from the ratchet-bar H, andthrows it and the clevises into a position parallel with the Wires, asshown in Fig. 1. The wires of the gate are thus loosened by the distancefrom the point of the clevis-hooks to the corner of said clevis-hooksnear the up right B, plus almost the diameter of said upright. Theupright B is then easily raised and removed from the eyebolts O and Eand carried back out of the way. An open gateway is thereby secured. Toclosethe gate, the upright B is carried back in place and adjusted inthe eyebolts O and E by inserting first the upper and then the lower endof said upright, and the lever is thrown back against the post K andengaged by the ratchetbar H. The gate is thus securely fastened in placeand presents a solid appearance, with the wires taut, as shown in Fig.2. The clevises being of the construction shown, the rings to which thewires are connected are allowed to slide readily upon them, and theclevises turning with the upright, to which they are fastened, the wiresare drawn taut. The object of having the wires fastened to rings insteadof being directly connected with the hooks is to prevent their beingtwisted and wrapped around the upright B, as would be the case iffastened to the clevises or .to eyebolts, hooks, or other projectionsfrom the upright. Besides, the wires are tightened by the distance fromthe point to corner of said clevises in addition to the diameter ofupright b, being thus much more tightened than would be possible byeyebolts closed from either side atwill of the operator.

Having thusfully and clearly described my invention, what I claim, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of a rigidly-set post K, through the upper and lowerportions of which pass suitable eyebolts O and E, a movable upright B,supported'loosely in the eyebolts, wires 1', which are connected withthe upright by means of clevises A and rings D and are tightened orloosened by the movement of the clevises in the rings, a lever fastenedsecurely to the upright and adapted to turn the upright in eitherdirection, thus changing the position of the clevises in the rings, bywhich the wires of the gate are tightened or loosened, and a fasteningsecured to the post to hold the lever seourelyin position when the gateis closed,all substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of arigidly-set post K, through the upper and lowerportions of which pass suitable eyebolts C and E, amovable upright B,supported loosely in the eyebolts, wires 0, which are connected with theupright by means of clevises A and rings D and are tightened or loosenedby the movement of the clevises in the rings, a lever f f, rigidlyattached to the upright, havinga joint that permits a limited horizontalmovement, and a fastening device on the post, adapted to engagetherewith.

3. The combination of a rigidly-set post K, through the upper and lowerportions of which pass suitable eyebolts O and E, a movable upright B, alever secured thereto having an adjustable clasp 'm, furnished withsuitable hooks, and a thumb-screw, clevishooks A, rings D, Wires 1', anda chain 11', all substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CRAYTON BERRYMAN.

Witnesses:

W. H. HoY'r, J. N. WARREN.

